What Freestar publishes
| Term | Published value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Entry minimum | 80,000 monthly pageviews | Freestar2026-08 |
| Model | Full-service managed monetization: header bidding, direct demand, yield ops | Freestar2026-08 |
| Revenue share | not published | n/a |
| RPM figures or guarantees | not published | n/a |
| Reporting basis | not published | Agreed per contract |
What enterprise managed service means against mid-tier networks
Mid-tier networks run one published playbook for thousands of sites; an enterprise partner assigns people to yours. In practice the differences are direct-sold demand alongside programmatic, custom ad products, and contract terms (share, exclusivity, service levels) written per publisher rather than printed on a pricing page. That is why nothing commercial is published not published: the deal is the product.
Who should request a quote vs staying put
- Request the quote if you clear 80,000 pageviews with room to spare, have direct-sales potential (a brandable audience), or need custom formats a standard stack cannot serve.
- Stay with published-terms networksif your scale just clears the bar: Raptive's published 75% Raptive Help2026-08and Mediavine's published table Mediavine Help2026-08are strong, transparent benchmarks that a quote must beat on your own arithmetic, not on a sales deck's.
Negotiating tip that costs nothing: bring the published shares from the table into the conversation and price the service premium explicitly. A quote-only vendor asking for exclusivity should be measurably better than the printed alternative, on the same RPM basis; the basis trap is explained on session RPM.